In Spain, they give a 9 to Claudio Bravo: “He kept Betis alive”

The goalless tie that Betis achieved during their visit to Cadiz had – for the Spanish press – two culprits: Claudio Bravo and Manuel Pellegrini.

The Chilean goalkeeper was hailed by the Hispanic media after his fine performance against the yellow team, and the national coach is blamed for continuing to spin names in his eleventh .

In the case of the Viluco goalkeeper, the Seville Diary writes that “in the poor party of those of Heliopolis Some players have stood out, such as Claudio Bravo, Guido Rodríguez and Joaquín, who signed more than acceptable performances. The Chilean was very sure, the Argentine hit the goal with two shots from medium range and the Porto man still shot the car,” then added that The goalkeeper has been ‘always very safe, one of the most outstanding of the Verdiblancos’.

For its part, Estadio Deportivo gave it a 9 (out of 10) and wrote that the one trained at Colo Colo made a “great save with his feet on a left-footed shot from Álex which was poisoned when Pezzella touched it and repetition, with the same result, on repeat, with the same protagonist and the same foot, although this time on the way to the team. Good fists, transmitting safety, with a final set from Lucas Pérez”.

As, Marca titled their equality report with the phrase ‘Bravo keeps Betis alive’ and in his column he described the most notable save for the selected team: “His clearest opportunity to score came in the first half, a shot by Álex from inside the box after a poor clearance from Pezzella who, after brushing against the Argentine central defender, was taken by Claudio Bravo with his feet”.

The Iberian media also had words for Pellegrini and what they most highlighted – and questioned – are the permanent changes he is making to his starting squad. Marca maintained that “the rotations, this time, took their toll on those of Pellegrini, unknown, Except for a few sparks from Joaquín and Luiz Henrique, and long shots from Guido Rodríguez, they could barely put Ledesma to the test”.

For its part, sports website He explained that “they played rotations, although this time they worked less well than in Europe, so he had to resort to Canales and Borja Iglesias. Then he continually moved his position men after the substitutions, but he didn’t quite hit the key for his team to get closer on the outside or have the ball. The clean sheet will say a lot for the recounts, even if Betis defended very badly in Cádiz”.

Ultimately Diario de Sevilla described that “having five changes against an enemy with a much shorter and more limited squad was not the advantage the great Chilean coach almost always enjoys. And that he did some piece moves that the majority of Betis fans would surely cheer from the sofa.” More judged that “none of the strategic hits had any effect this time”.